Funnel support



Oct. 4, 1938. J TATE 2,132,056

FUNNEL SUPPORT Filed Dec. 8, 1936 IN VENTOR.

JAMES TATE BY 5 Patented Oct. 4, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to funnel supports.

The general object of the invention is to provide an improved support for a funnel such as the glass funnels used in making cofiee.

Another object of the invention is to provide a one-piece resilient wire support for a cofiee making funnel.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a funnel support embodying the features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the support; and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters I have shown my invention as embodied in a coflee making funnel support which is indicated generally at I0. As shown this support is .made of a single length of material such as resilient metal wire and includes an end portion I l which is flattened as at l2 and is provided with apertures to receive fastening means l3 by which it may be secured upon a wall M.

The portion II is connected to an outwardly extending portion [5 which merges into a circular portion 16 and this circular portion 16 is joined to a straight portion H which is shown as parallel to and spaced from the portion H. The portion I1 is connected to a portion I8 which extends inwardly and this portion l8 continues as a loop portion l8.

Since the circular portion I6 is madeof resilient material and since this portion is open to expand my support is adapted to engage funnels of various sizes without injury and also the portions l1 and I8 with the loop portions I9 being resilient allows freedom of vertical movement between the portion I9 which engages the lower portion of the funnel and the circular portion It which engages the upper portion of the funnel so that variations in length of the funnel can also be accommodated.

The funnel is indicated generally at l9 and includes an upper portion 20 and a lower portion 2|. Funnels of this nature are usually provided with a cup member 22 at the juncture of the upper and lower portions and my support is adapted to receive funnels so equipped although it will also support funnels which are not provided with the cup members.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that I have invented a novel cofiee funnel holding support which can be economicallymanufactured and which is highly efiicient in use.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a coffee making funnel support, a single continuous piece of resilient material bent to form a loop portion adapted to receive the neck of a funnel, said support including an outwardly directed portion tangent to said loop portion, said material being bent to extend upwardly from said outwardly extending portion, said upwardly extending portion merging into a circular portion, said circular portion having its end free to move towards and from the upper end of the upwardly extending portion so that the diameter of the circle may vary, said circular portion having an outwardly extending radially arranged portion, said outwardly extending radially arranged portion having an end portion which extends downwardly parallel to the upwardly extending portion, said downwardly extending portion being flattened, said circular portion having a larger diameter than that of the loop portion.

JAMES TATE. 

